Cornerstone First Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

Cornerstone First Mortgage in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 161 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #260 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.9% of them and denied 5.0% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

161Applicationsin NC
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$46MVolume47 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-13.09 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-16.15 pts vs state
68.9%Origination rate+11.13 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.62Rate spread (pts)+0.53 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
111Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315150.0%6.99%#553
202476454.0%6.88%#334
20251611115.0%7.25%#260

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 93 58% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 54 34% · 3.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 9% · 7.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 104 65% · 1.9% denied
FHA 24 15% · 12.5% denied
VA 32 20% · 9.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Credit history 2 25%
Unverifiable information 1 13%
Collateral 1 13%
Other 1 13%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 33301 3.0%
New Hanover County 1590 0.0%
Wake County 1081 10.0%
Pender County 830 0.0%
Brunswick County 840 0.0%
Cumberland County 660 0.0%
Durham County 531 20.0%
Cabarrus County 531 20.0%
Onslow County 530 0.0%
Guilford County 530 0.0%

Other large lenders in North Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
State Employees'C 47,89325.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 25,10916.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 18,88411.4%6.13%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,00838.0%7.75%
Truist BankC 14,36430.3%6.50%
Movement MortgageA 11,0912.6%6.63%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 10,56519.4%7.13%
First-Citizens Bank & TrustB 10,31919.6%6.38%
Bank of AmericaF 10,27628.2%6.24%
Mortgage Research CenterC 10,02917.7%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

North Carolina: 161 applications in 2025, of which 111 were originated and 8 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 6.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Cornerstone First Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Carolina, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology